Trying hard to lose the pounds!!!!!!!!!

today I had PT and I did a lot of upper body exercise, approximately 30 minutes or so. I did laundry today. I started wearing my pedometer and I can convert geneeral housecleaning , like my bedroom & bath today into steps.
I think I did better on eating. I need to write down dinner and my last few snacks. I have had this awful cough so I need to add calories for my cough syrup and cough drops, Isn't that a _itch! I di get a 30 minute walk outside today.

I am going to try and add a short treadmill workout in the AM in addition to my walks and PT exercises. I wonder what I burn doing those exercises.

Anyway I really want to make this work.

Kathy

I don't count meds. They'll be force feeding me something mixed with juice in a bit for my CT and I'm not writing it and they can't make me!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ditto on the chocolate calcium chews!

I'm still here! I was poked and prodded and abused today (had to have a rectal contrast for the pelvic CT - yuck!) and go back tomorrow at 2 for results (at least I hope they have them!) If we get to Ft. Worth at a reasonable time, I'll post the results.

Went to Olive Garden tonight and then shopping but couldn't find anything I had to have - DH did better! Dieting while out of town is a little more of a challenge! We did go to Target between tests to get some baby carrots so I can have something crunchy. My only exercise has been walking around the hospital and shopping - there's a bike in the exercise room here and I may get on that tomorrow - earn more points!

Karilynn,
I have been thinking about you and praying!!!

Hope to hear only good stuff!!

God Bless

Rose - they have "Garden Fare" on their menu - I had Chicken Giardino (?) which was something like 12 points. Since I only had that and breakfast (no food after 9:30 and at the hospital until after 3) I had the points to spend.

Calico, I really appreciate the prayers and hope I'll have good news soon. I hate to jinx it, but I really feel great so am very hopeful.

Kari

Just had to lay off the breadsticks and ask for the low-fat dressing.

I am still trying to do just calorie thing and the exercise but it is hard. I can't afford to do the WW thing right now but it would be so much easier. I wish I just had the point thing , figurer outer and that would surely help.

maybe I will try to cost out joining online and seeing if I can swing it tht way. MAybe I should consider the WW at home version too.

I haven't been great about exercise Thursday or friday because on Friday I ended up in ER with a cellutis infection which we caught ver early YEA!! so I didn't swell too much. I was driving home from an errand and felt some thing warm and sore under my left arm. By the time I looked it was definitely there. I called the DOC and they said to go haave it looked at it. I am certainly glad I did.

Guess i just have to remember I can't fix all these things by myself. When I think about it, the timing made sense i was day 7 after chemo, evn taking Neulasta my wbc would be at the lowest then. But I am on the way to recovery once again, and getting very excited about leaving for Ananheim on Wednesday AM.

My goal on this trip is to maintain the weight I have already lost during the 5 days there.

Kathy

From what I can tell having to pay a bit does help people be committed.

I have a friend at church who lost a lot of weight on WW, and said it all worked out to about $400. She could have easily spent more on Jenny Craig or the other diet plans, but this worked for her, and I guess eventually you're a life member?

Kathy - are you still doing chemo?

Chemo is probably a hard time to lose weight, but you seem to be on the right track trying to keep some exercise in, and not gaining too much.

Probably cartons of Ben&Jerry's aren't a great idea, even during chemo.

California should be a nice break. I'm going to Florida next weekend.

I am going to a teaching conference NSTA, but one evening I will go to Disneyland.

Kathy

Thanks Patty. I am bringing a laptop so I am hoping to be in communication one a day while I am out there. We will see how that works.

The mucinex seems to be working better than the other stuff so that is what I am using now.

My infection is much better but I do have a question, for the docs Monday AM. After 3 days of full dosage should should I still have a on-again-off -again low grade 99 degree fever. Don't want to rock the boat too much because I want NOTHING to interfere with my trip.

They do keep telling me not to worry about anything less than 101.4 so maybe I should just let this little niggle go or should I be on bit stronger AB for this infection? So many questions

Kathy

Thanks Patty !I think that is what is I am on too or some variation of Cephalin. I will call bright and early in the AM so I can take care of all these last minute niggles.

Kathy

Well I didn't get to Monday because of my horrible cough and sudden spike of a fever. Went ot the ER , only to discover that my fever had nothing to do with my cellutis but everything to do with the viral upper respiratory thing I have had for a couple of weeks. It is so hard this stuff. I could have had a much better day yesterday if I knew I could take Tylenol or something for a fever. I guess they don't want me making any unguided decisions. So anyway, fever has broke. Feel much better today. Will spend the day packing and resting.

Kathy

Patti, if the butt's coming off, who cares what the scale says! Good job on the walking - that's only going to help.

Kathy, glad you feel better and enjoy your trip!